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America - fighting in the Philippines and welcoming immigrants at home

Duration:: 10 minutes

First broadcast:: Tuesday 19 February 2013

Kate McGeown joins US forces fighting Islamist insurgents in the Southern Philippines. Tim Butcher tells the story of a poignant reunion in New York with a friend from the days of the war in Kosovo. Presenter: Pascale Harter.

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